Person:Rufus Peckham (1)
Rufus Wheeler Peckham
b.1809 Albany, Albany, New York, United States
d.22 Nov 1873 North Atlantic Ocean
Parents and Siblings
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m. 25 Aug 1785
  1. Elizabeth Peckham1786 -
  2. Rufus Wheeler Peckham1789 -
  3. Peter Brown Peckham1792 -
  4. George Peckham1796 -
  5. Rufus Wheeler Peckham1809 - 1873
Spouse and Children
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m. 1831
  1. Wheeler Hazard Peckham1833 - 1905
  2. Joseph Henry Peckham1835 - 1852
  3. Rufus Wheeler Peckham, Jr.1838 - 1909
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Facts and Events
Name Rufus Wheeler Peckham
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1809 Albany, Albany, New York, United States
Marriage 1831 Albany, Albany, New York, United Statesto Isabella Adoline Lacey
Census[2] 8 Jul 1850 Albany, Albany, New York, United States
Death[1] 22 Nov 1873 North Atlantic Ocean
Burial[1] 22 Nov 1873 North Atlantic Ocean

Rufus Wheeler Peckham and his second wife, Mary Elizabeth (Foote), were lost at sea in the wreck of the Ville de Havre in the North Atlantic Ocean on November 22, 1873.

Biographical Sketch.

Rufus W. Peckham, Sr., The Judges of the New York Court of Appeals: A Biographical History, ed. Hon. Albert M. Rosenblatt (New York: Fordham University Press, 2007). https://history.nycourts.gov/figure/rufus-peckham-sr/

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Memorial Monument.

    Albany Rural Cemetery, Albany, New York.

  2. ↑ 1850 US Census, Albany County, New York - Albany City, Ward 10
    Page 158B, 8 July, 1850.

    Rufus W. Peckham, head, 40 years, born New York, Lawyer with $33,000 in realty; residing with him were sons Wheeler, Henry and Rufus, Jr., as well as his mother, Desire Peckham, his sister Miranda Livingston and two young women who were likely domestic servants.

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